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#FBE8A8

#fbe8a8 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbe8a8 is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 90.98% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.57% magenta, 33.07% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 46.27°, with 91.21% saturation and 82.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.8105

Complementary

  1. #fbe8a8
  2. #a8bbfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbe8a8
  2. #a8e4fb
  3. #bfa8fb

Analogous

  1. #fbbfa8
  2. #fbe8a8
  3. #e4fba8

Triadic

  1. #fbe8a8
  2. #a8fbe8
  3. #e8a8fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbe8a8
  2. #bbfba8
  3. #a8bbfb
  4. #e8a8fb

Square

  1. #fbe8a8
  2. #a8fbbf
  3. #a8bbfb
  4. #fba8e4

Monochromatic

  1. #f4c116
  2. #f8d55f
  3. #fbe8a8
  4. #fefaeb
  5. #fefaeb

Shades

#fbe8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbe8a8
  2. #e2d197
  3. #c9ba86
  4. #b0a276
  5. #978b65
  6. #7e7454
  7. #645d43
  8. #4b4632
  9. #322e22
  10. #191711
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbe8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbe8a8
  2. #fbeab1
  3. #fcedb9
  4. #fcefc2
  5. #fdf1cb
  6. #fdf4d4
  7. #fdf6dc
  8. #fef8e5
  9. #fefaee
  10. #fffdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbe8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbe8a8
  2. #efdea4
  3. #e2d3a0
  4. #d6c99c
  5. #cabe98
  6. #beb494
  7. #b1aa90
  8. #a59f8c
  9. #999588
  10. #8c8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0e8d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5e5a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #faebaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffded7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e6a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbeaa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbe8a8 {
  color: #fbe8a8;
}
Background
.bg-fbe8a8 {
  background-color: #fbe8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbe8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #fbe8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbe8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 232 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 91% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbe8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbe8a8, #e4fba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbe8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 232 168 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 1.98 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.94 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.18 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.53 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.24 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.52 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.60 #041757 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#fbe8a8  rgb(251, 232, 168)  hsl(46, 91%, 82%)  Vanilla
#a8bbfb  rgb(168, 187, 251)  hsl(226, 91%, 82%)  Light Steel Blue
#a8fbe8  rgb(168, 251, 232)  hsl(166, 91%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#e8a8fb  rgb(232, 168, 251)  hsl(286, 91%, 82%)  Mauve